My words have become law; I truly have no desire to display my divine power before others.

Lu Yang was stunned when he heard this. He suddenly remembered that he had asked the Immortal Master with the same anticipation before.

Now, he is slowly embarking on the path of spiritual cultivation.

What a lot of fun!

He gently touched the child's head, his eyes seemingly lost in remembrance.

Just then, a familiar voice entered his ears.

He knew immediately it was the immortal master's voice.

He was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

Southeast direction?

What are you chasing?

He looked down at the sword in his hand, then at the grove of trees.

He couldn't see anyone or hear anything, but if the immortal master said to chase, then he had to chase.

However, his legs were still weak, and his vital energy was almost depleted.

He knew he couldn't run fast, and even if he did, he wouldn't be able to catch up with the person the immortal master had asked him to chase.

"Immortal Master," he whispered, as if knowing Ye Qingfeng could hear, "this disciple has run out of Qi, and may not even be able to fly on a sword."

Ye Qingfeng's voice rang out again, unhurriedly, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.

"You don't need to worry about that, just keep heading southeast."

Lu Yang stood still, looking at the dark forest to the southeast, and took a deep breath.

He didn't know how he caught up, but he knew that the immortal master wouldn't harm him.

Moreover, the immortal master is incredibly powerful, so it should be a very simple matter for him to catch up.

He gripped the sword hilt, raised his right foot, and stepped out towards the southeast.

But he stopped very quickly, not because he was afraid, but because he couldn't move.

He looked around in surprise.

Just a moment before, when he was dazed while touching the child's head.

At some point, a group of children gathered around, and some parents even rushed over to bring their children over, hoping that he could also pat their child's head.

Lü Yang smiled helplessly.

He spoke calmly.

"Gentlemen, there's still one straggler who escaped the net over in the woods. Please step aside while I kill this scoundrel!"

Upon hearing this, the villagers quickly told their children to move aside, fearing they might be obstructing Lü Yang.

Hearing this, Zhao Tieshan, who was standing to the side, also spoke anxiously.

"There are still enemies? Then I'll quickly arrange for men to prepare horses, and we'll give chase together."

Lu Yang initially refused outright, but then he suddenly recalled the ethereal and otherworldly appearance of the immortal master.

He quickly cleared his throat and said with a faint smile.

"No need. Why prepare horses when pursuing the enemy?"

Before Zhao Tieshan and the others could ask, they continued.

Lü Yang then took his first step towards the southeast.

Suddenly, the untouchable space seemed to be stirred, creating ripples.

Then, his feet didn't touch the ground.

He stepped into the void, but the void was not empty; it was as if there was an invisible stone under his feet.

He leaned forward, as if his body had been pulled by something, and then the surrounding scenery began to blur.

The alley is gone, the village gate is gone.

He felt as if he were in water, or perhaps in the wind, surrounded by blurry light and shadow, unable to see or hear anything clearly.

His stomach churned, as if something was pushing upwards.

Then he saw the trees, and he saw the road.

He stood on a forest path, with dense bushes on both sides and a thick layer of fallen leaves on the ground.

He bent down, leaned against a tree, looked up and surveyed the surroundings, and saw that no one was around.

He couldn't hold it in any longer and vomited.

This was the first time he had ever experienced the immortal master's ability to shrink the earth to an inch, such a great supernatural power.

Surprisingly, he couldn't even bear it.

As expected, I am still a long way from becoming a Celestial Master!

On the other side...

Zhao Tieshan and the others looked at the spot where Lü Yang had disappeared and couldn't help but sigh.

"Truly a celestial being!"

......

In A Luo's courtyard, the clan elder stared wide-eyed at the water mirror.

He saw Lü Yang lift his foot, step out, and then disappear.

They didn't run away, they disappeared.

It just vanished into thin air.

The elder's mouth was agape, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

Zhao Dazhu's mouth was agape, his mind completely blank.

Yun Songzi held the teacup, her hands trembling slightly.

He looked at the unfamiliar forest reflected in the water, his heart churning with turmoil.

Shrinking the earth to an inch, it really does shrink the earth to an inch!

It's at least a dozen miles from the village gate to that forest.

The young man stepped over it in one stride.

More importantly, it wasn't him who crossed the threshold; it was that senior colleague who made him cross it.

This senior's mastery of space is truly superb.

With just a slight disturbance to space from such a distance, the disciple could traverse a distance of more than ten miles.

What he borrowed was not power, but space.

This is something at the level of laws, not supernatural powers; it is the Dao!

Yun Songzi looked at Ye Qingfeng, initially feeling somewhat disappointed.

The Mountain God Seal has not yet been found on this trip, and even the disciple who far surpasses the first generation patriarch has not received it.

But after seeing all this, he suddenly felt that coming here today might have been the right thing to do.

There are still people like this in the world, with such abilities.

The elder finally closed his mouth.

He turned around, looked at Ye Qingfeng, and bent his knees again.

This time, he didn't speak, but simply bent over deeply, his forehead almost touching his knees.

Ye Qingfeng raised his hand and gently lifted him up. The elder felt an invisible force supporting his arm. It wasn't heavy, but he couldn't kneel down.

"Elder, there's no need for such formalities," Ye Qingfeng said in a calm voice. "Your hospitality is merely what you can do."

The clan elder straightened up, looked at Ye Qingfeng, and his eyes reddened.

He wanted to say something, but his throat felt like it was blocked by something, and he couldn't speak.

Zhao Dazhu stood to the side, looking at his father's hunched back and Ye Qingfeng's calm face, feeling a mix of emotions.

He remembered that he had just been wondering why his father didn't go to Lin Wusheng, but instead came to see this Taoist priest.

Now he knows that his father was right.

This Taoist priest is far more powerful than Lin Wusheng. Not just a little more powerful, but many times more powerful.

......

The second-in-command stood on the ridge, looking in the direction of the ginseng-gathering village.

That bear demon, that hundred-year-old bear demon he summoned with the stone, a bear demon that even he couldn't defeat.

He was cut in two by a young man's sword.

The sword light flew out of the village, as fast as lightning and as bright as a shooting star.

The bear demon's body crashed to the ground, the tremor of which reached his feet even several miles away.

But Lin Wusheng, whom he wanted to test, never appeared.

Could this old guy have actually attained enlightenment through martial arts?

The second-in-command's hands began to tremble.

It wasn't fear, it was shock.

A bear demon with a century of cultivation is not something that only a Martial Saint can deal with.

Who is that young man?

When did this person emerge from Caishen Village?

His mind was a jumbled mess, but he didn't have time to think much about it.

Whoever that person is, we can't stay here.

He turned and ran into the woods.

After running a few steps, he stopped and took the black stone out of his pocket.